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Example sentences for: shinto
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Laid out like a chessboard (nearly half the size of China’s similarly designed capital, Chang’an), Nara had its imperial palace at the northern end, with court residences, Buddhist monasteries, and Shinto shrines stretching to the south.
While no more nor less significant than other countries’ national symbols and icons, the Shinto identity embodied in the shrines of Ise is quite distinct from Japan’s other man-made institutions.
To the right is the Kaguraden, a hall where ceremonial dances are performed to honor the gods — and where, for a modest fee, couples can have Shinto wedding ceremonies performed, complete with flutes and drums and shrine maidens to attend them.
(Buddhism and Shinto get along quite peacefully in Japan, sharing ground and even deities. )
This ancient sport originated more than 15 centuries ago in Shinto ceremonies.